Kindle Personal Documents Service

Kindle Personal Documents Service is a free tool that allows you to send documents directly to supported Fire & Kindle devices and Kindle reading apps registered to your Amazon account. Kindle Personal Documents Service is a free tool that allows you to send documents directly to supported Kindle devices and reading apps registered to your Amazon account. Documents can be sent from Send-to-Kindle applications or from an authorized e-mail address.

Using Your Send-to-Kindle E-mail Address

You can send documents to your supported Fire & Kindle devices and Kindle reading apps by e-mailing them to your Send-to-Kindle e-mail address. Your Send-to-Kindle e-mail address is a unique address that is assigned to you when you register your compatible Fire tablet, Kindle device, or Kindle reading app.You can send documents to your supported Kindle devices and reading apps by e-mailing them to your Send-to-Kindle e-mail address. Your Send-to-Kindle e-mail address is a unique address that is assigned to you when you register your compatible Kindle device or reading app.

To be delivered successfully, your e-mail cannot contain more than 25 attachments and cannot be sent to more than 15 distinct Send-to-Kindle e-mail addresses. The total size of your documents must be less 50 MB or less before they need to be compressed in a ZIP file.

Attach your document to a new e-mail, or forward an existing e-mail with the document attached, to your Send-to-Kindle e-mail address.

Tip:

Type "convert" in the subject of the e-mail to convert your document to Kindle format. ZIP files are automatically opened by the conversion service, converted to Kindle format, and stored in your content library.

You can view your Send-to-Kindle e-mail address in your Personal Document Settings. If your device or reading app is not compatible with the Kindle Personal Documents Service (such as Kindle Cloud Reader, Kindle for PC, or Kindle for Mac), a Send-to-Kindle e-mail address will not be listed for it.

If your device or reading app is unable to connect wirelessly, we will attempt to deliver your document(s) for up to 60 days.

Select the title(s) that you want to deliver to your supported Fire tablet, Kindle device, or Kindle reading app, and then select Deliver.Select the title(s) that you want to deliver to your supported Kindle device or reading app, and then select Deliver.

To remove documents from your Amazon Cloud Drive and Manage Your Content and Devices, select the title(s) that you want to delete, and then select Delete. If there are copies already on your device, you will need to delete the document from your device as well.

Kindle Personal Documents Service Fees

Amazon doesn't charge fees for delivery of personal documents to Fire & Kindle devices over Wi-Fi, that are transferred via USB, or that are delivered to Kindle reading apps. However, there is a document processing fee for Kindle Personal Document Service if you use Whispernet on Kindle devices.

Fees for Kindle Personal Document Service via Whispernet are based on the size of the file submitted, your country of residence, and where you're accessing Whispernet.

For Kindle device users living in the United States: Kindle Personal Documents Service fee via Whispernet is $.15 per megabyte domestic and $.99 per megabyte international.

For Kindle device users living outside the United States: Kindle Personal Documents Service fee via Whispernet is $.99 per megabyte.

Aggregation of fees for Kindle Personal Documents Service: If you send multiple documents for conversion, consecutive orders may be combined into one transaction and appear as a single charge.

If possible, we will attempt to deliver your document via Wi-Fi rather than Whispernet; if successful, no document processing fee will be charged.

To set your personal documents charge limit:

Go to Manage Your Content and Devices, and then select the Settings tab.

Select Edit Whispernet Delivery under Whispernet Delivery Options.

Tip: The option to edit your Whispernet delivery options will only appear if you have a Whispernet-ready device registered to your account.

Enter your preferred charge limit, and then click Update.

Important: The limit you set is a per document limit. If you send multiple documents, the total aggregated charge for conversion may exceed your per document limit.

Kindle Personal Documents Service is not available via Whispernet in Canada, Japan, Brazil, Australia, Mexico, China, and certain other countries. If you reside in one of these countries, we recommend connecting to Wi-Fi to receive your personal documents, or going to Transfer Documents Via USB for information about USB transferring documents to your Fire or Kindle device.

Supported File Types for Kindle Personal Documents Service

Kindle Personal Documents Service supports the following file types.

Microsoft Word (.DOC, .DOCX)

HTML (.HTML, .HTM)

RTF (.RTF)

Text (.TXT)

JPEG (.JPEG, .JPG)

Kindle Format (.MOBI, .AZW)

GIF (.GIF)

PNG (.PNG)

BMP (.BMP)

PDF (.PDF)

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